TEAM NEWS – Knights named to face Caldy in round three of the Cup

22nd November 2024

Two big names back in the team as the Knights prepare to travel to Caldy for round three of the Premiership Rugby Cup. 

Semesa Rokoduguni slots back in to the starting line up, joined by Jordan Olowofela and Maliq Holden amongst the back three. With the ex-falcon duo of Zach Kerr and George Wacokecoke in the centres. 

Ford and McGeechan have selected a different half back pairing of Alex Dolly and Morgan Bunting, with previous Prem Cup starters, Russell Bennett and Ollie Fox both in the replacements. 

In the forwards, Ben Chapman gets his first competitive start at hooker, accompanied by Andrew Turner and Joe Jones. Logovi’i Mulipola is set to make his return from injury off the bench, and Jasper McGuire the other prop replacement and George Roberts the replacement hooker. 

Captain, Ben Murphy, returns from his ban, and pairs up with Edinburgh loan player, Euan McVie in the second row. Tom Currie, Rhys Tait and Morgan Strong make up the back row. 

Josh Williams and Archie Smeaton are the other forwards on the bench, and Harry Davey is the final replacement back. 

Starting XV | 15, Jordan Olowofela. 14, Semesa Rokoduguni. 13, George Wacokecoke. 12, Zach Kerr. 11, Maliq Holden. 10, Morgan Bunting. 9, Alex Dolly. 1, Andrew Turner. 2, Ben Chapman. 3, Joe Jones. 4, Euan McVie. 5, Ben Murphy (C). 6, Tom Currie. 7, Rhys Tait. 8, Morgan Strong.

Replacements | 16, George Roberts. 17, Jasper McGuire. 18, Logovi’i Mulipola. 19, Josh Williams. 20, Archie Smeaton. 21, Ollie Fox. 22, Russell Bennett 23, Harry Davey.

Unavailable for selection due to injury: Cory Teague, Adam Hopkinson, Conor Davidson.

The Knights kick off in Caldy at 2pm on Saturday 23rd November. For live updates follow our X (Previously twitter). Follow here

The team will then turn their focus back to the Championship as we host Cambridge on the 30th. Get your tickets here!